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Lizzo’s buoyant, body-positive, self-loving R&B/hip-hop vs Billie’s dark self-searching electro pop, writes Jon Bream HOT RACE: As their momentum built this year, Lizzo, right, and Billie Eilish have earned massive audiences, widespread critical acclaim and celebrity admirers. his could be the greatest year for rookies at the Grammy Awards. When nominations are announced this morning, expect to hear the names of high-profi le Tnewcomers Lizzo, Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X, “Beings like her don’t as well as fresh faces Juice WRLD, Morgan enter our orbit often Wallen, Lewis Capaldi and Maggie Rogers. When the winners are revealed January 26, look for many of these new names to be called again. — Katy Perry on Newbies have dominated the Grammys wBillie Eilish before, notably Sheryl Crow, Alanis Morissette, Alicia Keys, Norah Jones and even — yikes! — Christopher Cross. But those were cases of a single artist sweeping several categories. This time, a number of fi rst-timers will likely walk away with trophies. That will make the race for best new artist especially exciting. The smart money says it will boil down to ‘ ’ Lizzo vs Eilish. Lizzo’s buoyant, body-positive, Wednesday, November 20, 2019 GULF TIMES 5 COVER STORY COMMUNITY self-loving R&B/hip-hop vs Billie’s dark Of course, there’s the ultimate previously, Eilish and Lizzo — who started self-searching electro pop. A 32-year-old embarrassment of Milli Vanilli, the Scottish pop singer Lewis Capaldi, who her career in Minneapolis before moving to fl ute-playing, genre-fl uid singer-rapper or a dreadlocked duo with three No 1 pop just landed at No. 1 with Someone You Loved. Los Angeles three years ago — are considered provocative, home-schooled 17-year-old who hits whose 1990 new artist Grammy was Juice WRLD, whose creative hip-hop single “new artists” because this is the fi rst year in makes angsty bedroom pop with her 22-year- rescinded months later when they were Lucid Dreams climbed to No. 2. which they made an impact. old producer brother. exposed as lip-syncers, not singers. Buzzy futurist-fl amenco phenom Rosalia, In August, Eilish took the trophy for top And don’t discount 20-year-old Lil Nas Some choices have been hot-take debates who sings exclusively in Spanish. newcomer at MTV’s Video Music Awards, but X just because his hit Old Town Road, which in real time, as close contests should be. Megan Thee Stallion, a rapper who had the Lizzo stole the night with her performances spent a record-shattering 19 weeks at No 1, Crosby, Stills & Nash over Led Zeppelin and hot summer hit Hot Girl Summer. of Truth Hurts and Good as Hell. seems like a country/hip-hop novelty. His Chicago? America over the Eagles and John Country singer Morgan Wallen, whose unconventional boundary-breaking — a Prine? The Carpenters over Elton John? chart-topping Whiskey Glasses was the best High-profi le fans young, black, gay, country rapper sampling Of course, there have been many worthy country song of 2019. As their momentum built this year, Lizzo Nine Inch Nails and teaming up with passé winners, dating back to the very fi rst one, Much-lauded, Saturday Night Live- and Eilish have earned massive audiences, country star Billy Ray Cyrus for a smash Bobby Darin in 1959, as well as the Beatles, launched pop singer Maggie Rogers, whose widespread critical acclaim and celebrity remix — could resonate with the Recording Bette Midler, Rickie Lee Jones, Sade, Mariah album Heard It in a Past Life made it to No 2.